Countdown to Valentine’s day {Giveaway!}

A few years ago Jaylene was given some tights with hearts on them. As a child, I did not like to wear tights. My mom called them leotards, but I called them “Hang-tards”, because they always slipped down and hung around my ankles. I call them tights or leggings now, and sometimes I use Jaylene’s phrase: Long socks. Although now that she has some knee highs, she calls them “Really long socks.”

Well, unfortunately these ones are definitely too small to wear. I didn’t want to throw them away because Jaylene adores them the most out of all her “Really long socks”. As I was contemplating how to use them, I noticed that there are exactly 7 large hearts on each leg, with a total of 14 which is a perfect number for creating a countdown. Jaylene had so much fun with the Christmas countdown that I’d decided to make a Valentine’s day one as well.

Hmmm, pretty wonky if you ask me. I don’t think I should have used stretchy knit fabric on my second sewing project. At any rate, it’s done and hopefully it will inspire you to make a countdown of your own.

On to the giveaway! Please leave a comment below with a link to another Valentine’s Day countdown. It can be either your own or one you found as eye candy on the internet. I’ll choose two winners Saturday my time and they’ll each receive a small goodie bag from me.

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Hi Julie! It’s so nice see your blog and pics of you and your daughter! I have often wondered how you are doing, so it was a real treat to come read your blog! It looks beautiful there! I am still kinda chuckling about your honeydew aero bars!! Yikes…don’t think I would like those either, but cool packaging!! I am happy to hear you are doing well, and congratulations on another baby on the way!! This is great news!
Take care!
Kim

This is what we do for many holidays in our house…
Valentine Countdown Hide-and-Seek
This works for any upcoming holiday or special occasion.
When you have little kids who have no conception of time and are constantly asking, “How many more days till Valentine’s?” I’ve had to come up with a fun solution.

As someone who hasn’t really decided how to celebrate holidays – having a fear of not being able to find a balance between creativity and commercialism – I am finding myself excited by the idea of counting down the days …

One of my favorite things has been They Might Be Giant’s song “Happy Doesn’t Have to Have and Ending” for it’s valentine sentiments: namely because it has this in its lyric:

“I’m a long-haired hippie kitten
I’m on a secret mission
to make a valentine for everyone on earth.
I’m sitting in my window with my kitten arms akimbo.
My paw is tired from this valentines’ work.”

I just love the idea of making a valentine for everyone on Earth.
I wonder how it would be possible.

I love the idea of recycling! It’s too easy to throw things away just because we don’t need them ourselves anymore. I prefer to reuse them in another way or give them to someone who can. The countdown to Valentine’s Day is so pretty! It can be used for many years and even washed once in a while. Well done, Julie!

This is a countdown that I always enjoy with free printables. http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/
Love the long socks!!!
I need to start doing countdowns. It brings out the childhood anticipation!
beth

Oh that’s a tough one. We’ve never done a Valentines day countdown before!

One thing you could do is buy/make 14 little gifts and wrap them. Then open one each day until the big event.

I got the idea from CST’s Christmas advent swap. I made up one for a friend of mine for the month she was getting married. There was a little gift each day along with a note of encouragement or a Bible verse. She loved it! I included little things like: lip balm, nice pen, chocolate, magnet . . . and other things I’ve long since forgotten!

I’ve been thinking of those leotards. I had to wear them too and they were hateful things. lol Worse than those though were the long brown stockings we had to wear with the garter belts. I just know there are a lot of people who still remember those ugly heavy long brown monstrosities lol. Kids have it good these days. They can wear things that are a lot more comfortable. When I was in elementary school we were not suppose to wear slacks or trousers. I spent a lot of afternoons after school as detentions because I refused to wear skirts or dresses hehehe.
Thanks for bring back the memories Julie.

Julie, you are too clever!! I wish you could come over and teach me how to use my sewing machine. I love the recycling bit too. I am trying to reuse and recycle as much as possible. This is really cute, and I can’t believe it came from a pair of tights!!